It was also translated in 1898 by Pauline Bancroft Flach as The Story of Gösta Berling. Both of these editions are in the public domain and have been commonly reprinted by various publishers over the years. A new English translation by poet Robert Bly was published (with a translator's afterword) in 1962. It was put out by Signet Classics under the title The Story of Gosta Berling. The most recent English translation, by Paul Norlen, was published in 2009 by Penguin. Main characters Gösta Berling, defrocked minister and chief character Margarita Samzelius (née Celsing), the Major's wife — in charge of Ekeby; she gives the cavaliers a place to stay Sintram, the Evil one who only causes mischief Marienne Sinclaire (Swedish Marianne Sinclaire), thrown out of her parents' house for kissing Gösta Countess Elizabeth (Karlsdotter), from Italy, married to Count Henrik Dohna Anna Stjärnhök, engaged to a minor character, at one time loves Gösta Countess Marta, mother of Henrik, step-mother of Ebba, rich and haughty Count Henrik Dohna, Elizabeth's husband, known for being 'stupid' Ebba Dohna, Marta's step-daughter, extremely religious — Gösta's first love The 12 Cavaliers: Gösta Berling, Colonel Beerencreutz, major Anders Fuchs, Little Ruster, Rutger von Orneclou, Kristian Bergh, Squire Julius, Kevenhuller, Cousin Kristoffer, Uncle Eberhard, Lovenborg, Lilliecrona Adaptations Film In 1924 it was made into a Swedish silent film (Gösta Berlings saga) starring the then mostly unknown Greta Garbo as Elizabeth and popular film actors Lars Hanson and Gerda Lundequist, directed by Mauritz Stiller. Television Beginning on 10 March 1986, it was released as a 6-part, 347-minute mini-series for Swedish television. Opera The opera by Riccardo Zandonai, I cavalieri di Ekebù (1925) is based on it. Music In 2004 a progressive rock group from Sweden was formed under the name Gösta Berlings Saga. They have so far released six studio albums. References External links Gösta Berling's Saga at Internet Archive, Project Gutenberg and Google Books Gösta Berlings saga in Swedish, at Project Runeberg Fiction set in the 1820s 1891 Swedish novels Novels set in Sweden Novels by Selma Lagerlöf Swedish-language novels Novels set in Värmland Swedish novels adapted into films 1891 debut novels